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Elite

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People who have the most wealth and status in a society

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Eligible

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Able to be chosen for something

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Embezzle

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To steal money you’ve been trusted with

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Entrepreneur

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Person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money

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Con

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Final section or a book, play, or composition

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Eon

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Indefinitely long period of time

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Epilogue

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Final section of a book, play, or composition

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Espionage

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Things that are done to find out secrets from enemies; spying

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Esprit de corps

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Feelings of loyalty, enthusiasm, and devotion to a group

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Euphemism

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Mild or pleasant word or phrase used instead of one that is unpleasant r

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Euphoria

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Feeling of great happiness and excitement

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Evoke

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To bring a memory, feeling, image into mind

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Evolve

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Change or develop slowly often into a more advanced state

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Excerpt

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To include part of a longer written part

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Exhaustive

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Including all possibilities; very thorough

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Amiable

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Friendly and pleasant

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Morose

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Very sad and unhappy

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Penchant

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Strong liking for something

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Furrowed

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Plowed land

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Tarpaulin

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Long piece of waterproof material that is used to keep dry

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Dubious

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Unsure or certain

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Meticulous

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Very carefully about doing something in an extremely accurate way

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Maverick

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Person who refuses to follow rules of a group

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Disdain

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Feeling of great dislike or disapproval

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Raucous

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Loud and unpleasant to listen to

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Temerity

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Quality of being confident and unafraid in a way that Is rude or foolish

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Chignon

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Way of arranging a women’s hair by twisting it into so round shape on back of the head

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Undaunted

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Not afraid or continue to do something or trying to do something even if there are problems

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Monotonous

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Used to describe something that is boring bc it’s always the same

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Pensively

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The act of being quietly sad or thoughtful

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Noncommittal

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Not telling or showing what you think about something

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Emaciated

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To have been wasted away physically

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Concession

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The act of saying you accept something